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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Algorithm Ventilation/perfusion ... Airway Disease (Asthma ... Parenchymal Disease Diffusion ... • Interstitial lung
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... barcode sign - Lung ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... sliding COPD or Asthma
Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
of Inhalers for Asthma ... Combination - LABA - Long ... Agonists - LAMA - Long ... inhalers #pulmonary #lung ... #asthma #copd #
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
syndrome, OSA DIFFUSION ... : Interstitial lung ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... Causes: Pneumonia, asthma ... bypassing the lungs
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Airway Disease: Asthma ... ILD Malignancy: Lung ... Dz, Malignant effusion
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Restrictive Lung ... • Interstitial lung ... disease Mixed Lung ... Emphysematous COPD • Asthma ... Algorithm #diagnosis #asthma
Obstructive Lung Diseases - Pathophysiology

 • Chronic Bronchitis
 • Emphysema
 • Asthma
 • Bronchitis

Sarah Lyon @sarahthelyon

#Obstructive
Obstructive Lung ... Emphysema • Asthma ... #Obstructive #Lung
Excellent reference chart of commonly used inhalers for anyone working in Emergency Medicine
#Pharmacology #Inhalers #Devices #Lists
Inhalers #Devices #Lists ... #COPD #Asthma #
Step by step approach for diagnosis of pleural effusion by Lung Ultrasound

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1062-x

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung #Pleural #Effusion
diagnosis of pleural effusion ... by Lung Ultrasound ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung ... #Pleural #Effusion
Plankton Sign on Lung POCUS

Plankton sign = floating debris --> the swirling, punctiform internal echoes within
Plankton Sign on Lung ... anechoic pleural effusion ... nature of the effusion ... Plankton #Sign #Lung ... POCUS #clinical #effusion